A joint operation by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the military in Niger State has resulted in the dislodging of scores of heavily armed bandits believed to be loyal to terrorist kingpins Dogo Gide and Leyi.
A security source disclosed that the operation began on Tuesday when the terrorists stormed Chibani village in Munya Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, where they reportedly killed one Ayuba Isah and left two other persons, one policeman and one Alhaji Shuaibu, with gunshot wounds.
The source disclosed that on Wednesday, May 28, the bandits said to be numbering over 200, brandishing sophisticated weapons, stormed a security base in Kuchi, a town in Munya LGA which led to a fierce gun battle that resulted in the neutralizing of scores of the bandits, with many others fleeing with various degree of injuries.